British royals silent amid crisis over Meghan’s claim of racist remark
Life & Style
March 9, 2021
British royals silent amid crisis over Meghan’s claim of racist remark
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s monarchy maintained its silence on Tuesday, after Meghan and Prince Harry accused a family member of…
UN envoy in Doha to push on Afghan peace process: sources
Middle East
March 9, 2021
UN envoy in Doha to push on Afghan peace process: sources
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Nation’s envoy for Afghanistan is due to arrive in Qatar on Tuesday to meet with…
Academic held in Iran for two years says imprisonment pushed her to brink of suicide
Middle East
March 9, 2021
Academic held in Iran for two years says imprisonment pushed her to brink of suicide
CANBERRA (Reuters) – A British-Australian academic who spent two years detained in Iran said on Tuesday she was kept in…
Myanmar protesters able to leave Yangon district after being trapped
World
March 9, 2021
Myanmar protesters able to leave Yangon district after being trapped
(Reuters) – Hundreds of young Myanmar protesters who had been trapped by security forces in a district of Yangon overnight…
Saudi king approves support for Islamic pilgrimage operators after COVID-19: SPA
Middle East
March 9, 2021
Saudi king approves support for Islamic pilgrimage operators after COVID-19: SPA
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman approved a range of initiatives aimed at assisting firms and individuals operating in…
Ten years after Fukushima, Japan remembers ‘man-made’ nuclear disaster
World
March 9, 2021
Ten years after Fukushima, Japan remembers ‘man-made’ nuclear disaster
TOKYO (Reuters) – When a huge earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on March 11, 2011, devastating towns and triggering nuclear…
Xinjiang firms seek damages from foreign researcher over forced labour reports: media
World
March 9, 2021
Xinjiang firms seek damages from foreign researcher over forced labour reports: media
BEIJING (Reuters) – The official news outlet of the Communist Party of China’s Xinjiang region said unidentified companies from the…
Oil prices fall as Saudi supply risks abate, stronger dollar
Middle East
March 9, 2021
Oil prices fall as Saudi supply risks abate, stronger dollar
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Tuesday, reversing earlier gains, on receding fears of a supply disruption in Saudi…
Explainer-Why protests are shaking one of Africa’s most stable democracies
World
March 8, 2021
Explainer-Why protests are shaking one of Africa’s most stable democracies
DAKAR (Reuters) – Clashes between police and thousands of demonstrators protesting at the detention of Senegal’s most prominent opposition leader…
Two-thirds of tropical rainforest destroyed or degraded globally, NGO says
Environment
March 8, 2021
Two-thirds of tropical rainforest destroyed or degraded globally, NGO says
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Humans have degraded or destroyed roughly two-thirds of the world’s original tropical rainforest cover, new data reveals…